ARCHIVED: Mystery Sirens (2008-3/2021)

[murrfarms]

I'm sure most of you know what this is by heart, but since this is the only around my area that looks like this, I don't know what it is. Is this a Sentry, Darley, FS, or what? This is at the Reading Volunteer FD on the south side of Streator, IL.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23196777@N ... hotostream

That's a single phase Sentry 7V8, and a fairly new one at that judging by the logo.

[TommyBNSF]

Nice! That's the only Sentry I've seen anywhere near me.

[Batman]

I'm pretty sure this is just a Model 5 without a housing, but I'm not 100% sure. I believe it has 8 ports, so that would rule out the possibilty that it's a Model 3, right? I don't know how you tell the difference between a Fedelcode 5 and a normal 5, so I'm not sure if this is a Fedelcode or not. I might have heard somewhere that all 8-port 5s are Fedelcodes, but I've seen one that isn't (the one in my avatar picture, actually.), so I'm not sure.



Sorry, I couldn't get a better angle.

[murrfarms]

I'm pretty sure this is just a Model 5 without a housing, but I'm not 100% sure. I believe it has 8 ports, so that would rule out the possibilty that it's a Model 3, right? I don't know how you tell the difference between a Fedelcode 5 and a normal 5, so I'm not sure if this is a Fedelcode or not. I might have heard somewhere that all 8-port 5s are Fedelcodes, but I've seen one that isn't (the one in my avatar picture, actually.), so I'm not sure.

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Sorry, I couldn't get a better angle.

That's actually a W.S. Darley 3V8, which I think was originally designed by Sterling, but it has a lot of Federal design traits too. This one is indeed an 8-port version, and there were also 12-port models made as well. They look almost like a cross between a Federal Model 5 and an Erick Fire Siren to me.

[Batman]

That's what I thought it was when I first saw it, but figured that it was probably a Model 5 without a housing and a custom "hat", because quite a few local fire departments use 5s. I can't find many good pictures of Darley 3V8s to compare it to, and the ones I did find all had a different cap thing on top, but the one in my picture looks custom anyway.

Thanks!

[SirenMadness]

I was initially gonna guess some kind of Sterling knockoff myself, with that tall rotor.

[TommyBNSF]

Here's a siren I've only seen in 2 places: the former fire department in Verona, IL, and the Allen Township Fire Department in Ransom, IL, which is the one pictured here. I don't know anything about it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23196777@N ... hotostream

[FSThunderboltfan1000]

That siren is a Darly Model 2.

[TommyBNSF]

Sweet! And just like the Sentry I asked about before, this and the one in Verona are the only 2 Darleys I know of in my area.

[Brendan W]

Sorry for the bump, but I found this in Donaldsville, GA while virtual siren hunting. What is it?

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Donalson ... ,,2,-17.83